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Fayette's
road projects remain on back burner
Don't expect progress
anytime soon on federally funded road projects in Fayette County.
Rapson:
Trim PTC's budget
Cutting Peachtree
City's proposed 2002 budget won't be easy, but it is necessary, argues
Councilman Steve Rapson.
Planners:
Let's annex 80 acres into PTC
A request from John
Wieland Homes to annex 80 acres into Peachtree City off the western
side of MacDuff Parkway is one step closer to becoming reality.
Planners
eye how to squeeze out more green space by squeezing in more homes
You say you want
more green space?
Commission
to decide fate of historic Fayette home
The controversial
request to turn one of Fayette's oldest homes into a shopping center
will be the first order of business to face the county's newest commissioner
tomorrow night.
Neighborhood
associations band together in N. Fayette
More than 20 neighborhood
associations in north Fayette County have joined forces in hopes of
developing a more effective voice in dealing with issues in the area.
State
rep. to Williams: Send experts to meeting
South
Fulton state Rep. Sharon Beasley-Teague is asking Williams Corp. to
bring plenty of experts to a meeting she will host Aug. 7.
New
Hope Road rezoning to get scrutiny
Developer
Mukut Gupta will try to convince county commissioners Thursday night
that his 40.5 acres on Old Senoia Road at Harp Road should have more
homes than the current zoning allows.
Local
14-year-old faces adult charges for statutory rape, aggravated child molestation
A local 14-year-old
boy will be tried as an adult on charges of statutory rape and aggravated
child molestation.
Local
probation officers keep tabs on criminals with home visits, drug tests
Fayette
County's state probation officers may not wear snazzy uniforms with
shiny badges, but they play integral roles in the local criminal justice
system.
Fayette
DA joins Republicans, abandoning Democratic party
Fayette
County District Attorney Bill McBroom has officially switched to the
Republican party.
Rezoning
for PTC restaurant denied
A
rezoning request to allow a custom frame shop to be converted into a
restaurant has been denied by the Peachtree City Council.
Substitute
teacher policy revised
The
Fayette County School System is continuing to update its policy concerning
substitute teachers, after an incident last year that resulted in the
arrest of a substitute.
Fayetteville
historic district on back burner
Residents
of downtown Fayetteville were assured by the City Council Thursday night
that a proposed historic preservation district would not be enacted
anytime soon.
Homeowners
on private streets in PTC will get city's expertise
Peachtree
City homeowners living on privately owned streets will be getting some
help from the city in maintaining those streets.
Kedron
Creek name OK'd by PTC Council
A
proposal to name a tributary in Peachtree City as Kedron Creek has been
endorsed by the City Council.
PTC
will fund off-duty personnel for local air show
To
help with this year's Wings Over Dixie Air Show and Festival at Falcon
Field, the Peachtree City Council has set aside more than $21,000 to
pay off-duty police officers, firefighters and EMTs.
Warr
honored by Atlanta group
Enlight Atlanta,
an organization devoted to ending bias and harassment based on actual
or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity in Atlanta area
schools, presented an award to Fayette County High School principal
Dr. Charles Warr July 13 for what it called "the courage and commitment
to his students to stop harassment based on sexual orientation."
Fair
vendor sign-ups set
Exhibitor
applications for the 2001 Fayette County Kiwanis Fair are now available
by mailing a request to P.O. Box 814, Fayetteville, GA 30214, or phone
Larry Adams at 770-461-8579, Ron McCurry at 770-461-5519, or the fair
office at 770-719-3530.
Administration
Medicare improvement plan a positive development, says Collins
The
Bush Administration's Medicare proposals offer a chance to improve and
strengthen the program, Rep. Mac Collins said last week.
MHS
graphic arts students compete nationally
Graduating senior
Melvin Bruce has earned McIntosh High School's first national award
in career and technical student organization competition in the 37th
National Leadership and Skills Conference and Skills USA Championships
in Kansas City, Mo.
PSC
restricts BellSouth marketing
The
Public Service Commission has approved an interim order prohibiting
BellSouth from engaging in so-called "win back" activities
for seven days once a customer switches to another local telephone service
provider.
Red
Cross needs blood
Facing
summer blood shortages, the American Red Cross has teamed up with the
Atlanta Falcons to recruit blood donors in the annual drive Thursday,
Aug. 9 through Saturday, Aug. 11, noon to 5 p.m.
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